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ABSTRACT

A signal processing method, a signal processing device, and an electronic device are provided. The signal processing method includes: acquiring a first input audio signal and a first operation mode corresponding to the first input audio signal; processing the first input audio signal by a first signal processing algorithm in a digital signal processing chip, and outputting a first target signal, wherein, the digital signal processing chip is integrated with a plurality of signal processing algorithms, and the first signal processing algorithm is an algorithm matching the first operation mode among the plurality of signal processing algorithms.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims a priority to the Chinese patent application No.202010169610.X filed in China on Mar. 12, 2020, a disclosure of which isincorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to the field of a signal processingtechnology in computer technologies, and specifically relates to asignal processing method, a signal processing device, and an electronicdevice.

BACKGROUND

In recent years, as speech recognition technologies mature, more andmore electronic devices have speech interaction functions, and thespeech interaction functions are also inseparable from a support fromfront-end audio signal processing algorithms.

At present, electronic devices use, in various operation modes, fixedsignal processing algorithms to process inputted audio signals, whichlikely leads to a poor processing effect of the audio signals.

SUMMARY

The present disclosure provides a signal processing method, a signalprocessing device and an electronic device, to solve the problem of apoor effect of processing an audio signal.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides asignal processing method, and the method includes: acquiring a firstinput audio signal and a first operation mode corresponding to the firstinput audio signal; processing the first input audio signal by a firstsignal processing algorithm in a digital signal processing chip, andoutputting a first target signal, wherein, the digital signal processingchip is integrated with a plurality of signal processing algorithms, andthe first signal processing algorithm is an algorithm matching the firstoperation mode among the plurality of signal processing algorithms.

In the signal processing method of the embodiment, since the digitalsignal processing chip is integrated with a plurality of signalprocessing algorithms, after the first input audio signal and the firstoperation mode are acquired, the first signal processing algorithmmatching the first operation mode among the plurality of signalprocessing algorithms may be used to process the first input audio. Itis realized that different signal processing algorithms are used toprocess the input audio signal in different operation modes, therebyimproving an effect of processing the audio signal.

Optionally, subsequent to outputting the first target signal, the methodfurther includes: receiving a switching command through the digitalsignal processing chip, and acquiring a target operation modecorresponding to the switching command, wherein, the switching commandis a command sent by a main processor in a case that, after the firsttarget signal is received, the target operation mode is determined basedon the first target signal and the target operation mode is switched to;processing, in a case that a second input audio signal is received, thesecond input audio signal by a target signal processing algorithm in thedigital signal processing chip, and outputting a second target signal,wherein, the target signal processing algorithm is an algorithm matchingthe target operation mode among the plurality of signal processingalgorithms.

That is, in the present embodiment, the target signal processingalgorithm corresponding to the target operation mode may be switched tofor further processing, which may adapt to changes of operation modes,improve flexibility of selecting the signal processing algorithm, andimprove an audio processing effect.

Optionally, subsequent to outputting the first target signal, the methodfurther includes: switching, in a case that the first operation mode isa speech recognition operation mode, the first operation mode to astandby operation mode through the main processor if no audio signal isreceived within a preset time period; processing, in a case that a thirdinput audio signal is received, the third input audio signal by astandby speech wake-up algorithm in the digital signal processing chip,outputting, in a case that a preset wake-up word is detected in thethird input audio signal through the standby speech wake-up algorithm, awake-up signal to the main processor, wherein, the wake-up signal isused by the main processor to switch the standby operation mode to thespeech recognition operation mode based on the wake-up signal, and thestandby speech wake-up algorithm is an algorithm matching the standbyoperation mode among the plurality of signal processing algorithms.

In this way, not only the power consumption may be reduced, but also itis detected by the standby speech wake-up algorithm whether there is apreset wake-up word in the third input audio signal. In a case that thepreset wake-up word is detected in the third input audio by the standbyspeech wake-up algorithm, a wake-up signal is outputted to the mainprocessor, which may wake up the main processor. After the mainprocessor wakes up, the main processor is in the speech recognitionoperation mode, and subsequently performs speech interaction, that is,the user may implement speech interaction with the main processor.

Optionally, the plurality of signal processing algorithms includes astandby speech wake-up algorithm, a speech noise-reduction algorithm,and a communication noise-reduction algorithm.

In this way, an algorithm matching the first operation mode among thestandby speech wake-up algorithm, the speech noise-reduction algorithm,and the communication noise-reduction algorithm may be used for signalprocessing, adapt to the first operation mode, which improves processingeffect of the audio signal.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides asignal processing device, and the device includes: a first acquisitionmodule, configured to acquire a first input audio signal and a firstoperation mode corresponding to the first input audio signal; a firstprocessing module, configured to process the first input audio signal bya first signal processing algorithm in a digital signal processing chip,and output a first target signal, wherein, the digital signal processingchip is integrated with a plurality of signal processing algorithms, andthe first signal processing algorithm is an algorithm matching the firstoperation mode among the plurality of signal processing algorithms.

Optionally, the device further includes: a first reception module,configured to receive a switching command through the digital signalprocessing chip, and acquire a target operation mode corresponding tothe switching command, wherein, the switching command is a command sentby a main processor in a case that, after the first target signal isreceived, the target operation mode is determined based on the firsttarget signal and the target operation mode is switched to; a secondprocessing module, configured to process, in a case that a second inputaudio signal is received, the second input audio signal by a targetsignal processing algorithm in the digital signal processing chip, andoutput a second target signal, wherein, the target signal processingalgorithm is an algorithm matching the target operation mode among theplurality of signal processing algorithms.

Optionally, the device further includes: a switching module, configuredto switch, in a case that the first operation mode is a speechrecognition operation mode, the first operation mode to a standbyoperation mode through the main processor if no audio signal is receivedwithin a preset time period; a third processing module, configured toprocess, in a case that a third input audio signal is received, thethird input audio signal by a standby speech wake-up algorithm in thedigital signal processing chip, output, in a case that a preset wake-upword is detected in the third input audio signal through the standbyspeech wake-up algorithm, a wake-up signal to the main processor,wherein, the wake-up signal is used by the main processor to switch thestandby operation mode to the speech recognition operation mode based onthe wake-up signal, and the standby speech wake-up algorithm is analgorithm matching the standby operation mode among the plurality ofsignal processing algorithms.

Optionally, the plurality of signal processing algorithms includes astandby speech wake-up algorithm, a speech noise-reduction algorithm,and a communication noise-reduction algorithm.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure furtherprovides an electronic device, and the device includes: at least oneprocessor; and a storage communicatively connected to the at least oneprocessor, wherein the storage stores therein an instruction configuredto be executed by the at least one processor, and the at least oneprocessor is configured to execute the instruction, to implement themethod provided in various embodiments of the present disclosure.

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure furtherprovides a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storingtherein computer instructions, wherein the computer instructions areused for causing a computer to implement the method provided in variousembodiments of the present disclosure.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The drawings are used to better understand the solutions of the presentdisclosure and constitute no limitation to the present disclosure.

FIG. 1 is a schematic flowchart of a signal processing method accordingto an embodiment provided in the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a principle diagram of a signal processing method according toan embodiment provided in the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a module diagram of a standby speech wake-up algorithmaccording to an embodiment provided in the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a module diagram of a speech noise-reduction algorithmaccording to an embodiment provided in the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a module diagram of a communication noise-reduction algorithmaccording to an embodiment provided in the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 is a structural diagram of a signal processing device accordingto an embodiment provided in the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of an electronic device for implementing asignal processing method according to an embodiment of the presentdisclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

In the following description, numerous details of the embodiments of thepresent disclosure, which should be deemed merely as exemplary, are setforth with reference to accompanying drawings to provide thoroughunderstanding of the embodiments of the present disclosure. Therefore,those skilled in the art will appreciate that modifications andreplacements may be made in the described embodiments without departingfrom the scope and the spirit of the present disclosure. Further, forclarity and conciseness, descriptions of known functions and structuresare omitted hereinafter.

As shown in FIG. 1, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides asignal processing method, and the method includes the following stepsS101-S102.

Step S101: acquiring a first input audio signal and a first operationmode corresponding to the first input audio signal.

The signal processing method may be applied to an electronic device, andthe electronic device may include a digital signal processing chip and amain processor connected to the digital signal processing chip. First,the first input audio signal may be a digital signal, that is, an audiosignal acquired after analog-to-digital conversion is performed on acollected analog audio signal inputted by a user. The first input audiosignal may be inputted to the digital signal processing chip, that is,the first input audio signal may be acquired through the digital signalprocessing chip. In addition, the first operation mode corresponding tothe first input audio signal may also be acquired. The main processormay operate in different operation modes. The first operation mode maybe understood as an operation mode in which the main processor operateswhen the first input audio signal is acquired. For example, the mainprocessor may operate in any one of a standby operation mode, a speechrecognition operation mode, and a communication operation mode. Thefirst operation mode may be any one of the standby operation mode (thatis, the main processor has been powered on and is waiting to be awakenedto enter an operating state), the speech recognition operation mode (maybe understood as an operating state of speech interaction), and thecommunication operation mode (may be understood as an operating state inwhich communication is undergoing). The main processor may inform, byway of commands, the digital signal processing chip of the operationmode in which the main processor operates.

Step S102: processing the first input audio signal by a first signalprocessing algorithm in a digital signal processing chip, and outputtinga first target signal.

The digital signal processing chip is integrated with a plurality ofsignal processing algorithms, and the first signal processing algorithmis an algorithm matching the first operation mode among the plurality ofsignal processing algorithms.

That is, the digital signal processing chip is integrated with aplurality of signal processing algorithms After the first input audiosignal and the first operation mode are acquired, the first input audiosignal may be processed by a first signal processing algorithm matchingthe first operation mode in the digital signal processing chip. It maybe understood that, different first signal processing algorithms may beadopted for different first operation modes. It is realized thatdifferent signal processing algorithms are used to process the inputaudio signal in different operation modes, thereby improving aprocessing effect of the audio signal. It should be noted that, thefirst target signal may be outputted to the main processor through thedigital signal processing chip, and the main processor performscorresponding operations based on the first target signal and thecurrent first operation mode upon receiving the first target signal. Forexample, the first operation mode is the speech recognition operationmode. After receiving the first target signal, the main processor mayoutput a corresponding response signal according to the first targetsignal. For example, the first input audio signal is a signal used tocontrol playing music, and the main processor may play music afterreceiving the first target signal. Firmware with a plurality of signalprocessing algorithms may be stored in a flash memory. After the digitalsignal processing chip is powered, the firmware with the plurality ofsignal processing algorithms may be quickly loaded from the flashmemory.

In the signal processing method of the embodiment, since the digitalsignal processing chip is integrated with a plurality of signalprocessing algorithms. After the first input audio signal and the firstoperation mode are acquired, the first signal processing algorithmmatching the first operation mode among the plurality of signalprocessing algorithms may be used to process the first input audiosignal. It is realized that different signal processing algorithms areused to process the input audio signal in different operation modes,thereby improving the processing effect of the audio signal.

In an embodiment, subsequent to outputting the first target signal, themethod further includes: receiving a switching command through thedigital signal processing chip, and acquiring a target operation modecorresponding to the switching command, wherein, the switching commandis a command sent by the main processor in a case that, after the firsttarget signal is received, the target operation mode is determined basedon the first target signal and the target operation mode is switched to;processing, in a case that a second input audio signal is received, thesecond input audio signal by a target signal processing algorithm in thedigital signal processing chip, and outputting a second target signal,wherein, the target signal processing algorithm is an algorithm matchingthe target operation mode among the plurality of signal processingalgorithms.

The first target signal is outputted to the main processor through thedigital signal processing chip, and the main processor may determine thetarget operation mode according to the first target signal. If thecurrent first operation mode is different from the target operationmode, the main processor will switch to the target operation mode andsend a switching command to the digital signal processing chip, and thedigital signal processing chip may acquire the corresponding targetoperation mode according to the switching command. In this case, if thesecond input audio signal is subsequently received, the digital signalprocessing chip uses the target signal processing algorithm matching thetarget operation mode among the plurality of signal processingalgorithms to process the second input audio signal, and outputs thesecond target signal. For example, the first operation mode is a speechrecognition operation mode, and the digital signal processing chip usesthe first target signal processing algorithm to process the first inputaudio signal, and outputs the first target signal to the main processor.For example, the first input audio signal of a voice call made with A ora phone call made with B may include noise, which needs to be processedfor noise reduction before being outputted to the main processor. Afterreceiving the first target signal, the main processor may determine thatthe target operation mode is the communication operation mode accordingto the first target signal, and then may switch to the communicationoperation mode, and send a switching command for the communicationoperation mode to the digital signal processing chip. After the digitalsignal processing chip receives the switching command, the digitalsignal processing chip may know that the main processor is currently inthe communication operation mode. After receiving the second input audiosignal, the digital signal processing chip may process the second inputaudio signal through a signal processing algorithm corresponding to thecommunication operation mode, and output the second target signal to themain processor. It should be noted that, the switching command mayinclude algorithm parameters corresponding to the target signalprocessing algorithm corresponding to the target operation mode. Forexample, if the target signal processing algorithm involves a signalamplification sub-algorithm and an acoustic echo cancellationsub-algorithm, the algorithm parameters may include amplificationparameters and algorithm parameters corresponding to the acoustic echocancellation sub-algorithm.

That is, in the present embodiment, the target signal processingalgorithm corresponding to the target operation mode may be switched tofor further processing, which may adapt to changes of the operationmodes, improve flexibility of selecting the signal processing algorithm,and improve an audio processing effect.

In an embodiment, subsequent to outputting the first target signal, themethod further includes: switching, in a case that the first operationmode is the speech recognition operation mode, the first operation modeto a standby operation mode through the main processor if no audiosignal is received within a preset time period; processing, in a casethat a third input audio signal is received, the third input audiosignal by a standby speech wake-up algorithm in the digital signalprocessing chip, outputting, in a case that a preset wake-up word isdetected in the third input audio signal through the standby speechwake-up algorithm, a wake-up signal to the main processor, wherein, thewake-up signal is used by the main processor to switch the standbyoperation mode to the speech recognition operation mode based on thewake-up signal, and the standby speech wake-up algorithm is an algorithmmatching the standby operation mode among the plurality of signalprocessing algorithms.

In a case that the first operation mode is the speech recognitionoperation mode, in order to reduce power consumption, the main processorswitches the first operation mode to a standby operation mode if noaudio signal is received within a preset time period. If the third inputaudio signal is subsequently received, the standby speech wake-upalgorithm in the digital signal processing chip is used to process thethird input audio signal, so that the used signal processing algorithmis adapted to the standby operation mode. The third input audio signalis processed by a standby speech wake-up algorithm in the digital signalprocessing chip, that is, the third input audio signal is detected bythe standby speech wake-up algorithm. In a case that a preset wake-upword is detected in the third input audio signal, the wake-up signal isoutputted to the main processor. After receiving the wake-up signal, themain processor may switch the standby operation mode to the speechrecognition working mode to realize wake-up.

In this way, not only the power consumption may be reduced, but also itis detected by the standby speech wake-up algorithm whether there is apreset wake-up word in the third input audio signal. In a case that thepreset wake-up word is detected in the third input audio signal by thestandby speech wake-up algorithm, the wake-up signal is outputted to themain processor, to wake up the main processor. After the main processorwakes up, the main processor is in the speech recognition operationmode, and subsequently speech interaction may be implemented, that is, auser may implement speech interaction with the main processor.

In an embodiment, the plurality of signal processing algorithms includesa standby speech wake-up algorithm, a speech noise-reduction algorithm,and a communication noise-reduction algorithm. The standby speechwake-up algorithm corresponds to the standby operation mode. The speechnoise-reduction algorithm is a noise-reduction algorithm, which is notlimited here, and corresponds to the speech recognition operation mode.The communication noise-reduction algorithm is also a kind ofnoise-reduction algorithm, which is not limited here. The communicationnoise-reduction algorithm is different from the speech noise-reductionalgorithm and corresponds to the communication operation mode. In thisway, an algorithm matching the first operation mode among the standbyspeech wake-up algorithm, the speech noise-reduction algorithm, and thecommunication noise-reduction algorithm may be used for signalprocessing, adapt to the first operation mode, which improves theprocessing effect of the audio signal.

A procedure of the above method is described below with a specificembodiment. The method is applied to the above-mentioned electronicdevice including a digital signal processing chip and a main processorconnected to the digital signal processing chip. The electronic devicefurther includes a microphone array and an analog-to-digital conversioncircuit. The analog-to-digital conversion circuit is connected betweenthe microphone array and the digital signal processing chip. Theanalog-to-digital conversion circuit acquires an input analog audiosignal from the microphone array, converts the input analog audio signalinto a digital audio signal (for example, the first input audio signal,etc.) and outputs the digital audio signal to the digital signalprocessing chip. As shown in FIG. 2, the digital signal processing chipis an audio digital signal processing chip, i.e., a DSP in FIG. 2.

Firmware of the audio digital signal processing chip is integrated witha modular front-end signal algorithms (a plurality of signal processingalgorithms), and the plurality of signal processing algorithms aredifferent. After a smart hardware, i.e., the electronic device, ispowered on, the main processor enters the standby operation mode, andthe digital signal processing chip is in the default standby wake-upmode after the firmware including the algorithms is loaded. That is, thestandby speech wake-up algorithm among the plurality of signalprocessing algorithms is in use, and an output of the analog-to-digitalconversion circuit is used as an input of the standby speech wake-upalgorithm. It may be understood that, the analog audio signal inputtedby the user is acquired through the microphone array and is outputted tothe analog-to-digital conversion circuit. The analog-to-digitalconversion circuit performs an analog-to-digital conversion on theanalog audio signal to acquire the input audio signal. Since the outputof the analog-to-digital conversion circuit is the input of the standbyspeech wake-up algorithm, the standby speech wake-up algorithm performsdetection based on the input audio signal. As shown in FIG. 3, thestandby speech wake-up algorithm may include a speech detectionalgorithm and a wake-up algorithm. It is detected by the speechdetection algorithm whether a user's voice, i.e., a human voice, isincluded in the input audio signal. If a human voice is detected, awake-up word detection is performed on the input audio signal throughthe wake-up algorithm. If a preset wake-up word (or a preset keyword,such as a wake-up word of XX, XX) is detected in the input audio signal,a wake-up signal is outputted to the main processor. After receiving thewake-up signal, the main processor may switch the standby operation modeto the speech recognition operation mode to realize wake-up.

It should be noted that, when a preset wake-up word is detected, thedigital signal processing chip triggers and wakes up a GPIO (GeneralPurpose Input/Output) interface to output a trigger-level signal(corresponding to the wake-up signal) to the main processor, so that themain processor chip enters a normal operation mode of booting. In thepresent embodiment, the main processor chip may enter the speechrecognition operation mode. After entering the speech recognitionoperation mode, the main processor chip sends a command to the digitalsignal processing chip through an I2C (a simple, two-way two-wiresynchronous serial bus), a serial port, a USB (universal serial bus) oran SPI (serial peripheral interface) and other interfaces for setting aregister of the digital signal processing chip, uses the output of theanalog-to-digital conversion circuit as the input of a speechnoise-reduction algorithm in the speech recognition operation mode, andsets the algorithm parameters of the speech noise-reduction algorithm inthe speech recognition operation mode among the plurality of modularsignal processing algorithms in the firmware. There are many speechnoise-reduction algorithms, which are not limited here. For example, asshown in FIG. 4, a modular diagram of a speech signal noise-reductionalgorithm is illustrated, the speech signal noise-reduction algorithmincludes a first equalization algorithm module, a second equalizationalgorithm module, a first acoustic echo cancellation algorithm module(in addition, it is necessary to input a playback AEC (Acoustic EchoCancellation) signal of a loudspeaker, such as a speaker. The playbackAEC signal may be processed by a power amplifier processing module andthen inputted to a third acoustic echo cancellation algorithm), a firstnonlinear processing algorithm module, a second acoustic echocancellation algorithm module (it is similar to the first acoustic echocancellation algorithm module, in addition, it is necessary to input theplayback AEC signal of the loudspeaker, such as the speaker. Theplayback AEC signal may be processed by the power amplifier processingmodule and then inputted to the third acoustic echo cancellationalgorithm), a second nonlinear processing algorithm module, abeamforming algorithm module, a blind source separation algorithmmodule, a first de-reverberation algorithm module, a third nonlinearprocessing module, a first dynamic range control algorithm module, afirst signal amplification algorithm module, a first speech detectionalgorithm module, and a first speech wake-up algorithm module. Theconnection relationship of the modules is shown in FIG. 4, and thetarget signal outputted by the first signal amplification algorithmmodule is outputted to a speech recognition engine in the mainprocessor. Noise reduction to the audio signal may be achieved throughthe above-mentioned speech noise-reduction algorithms.

After receiving the command, the digital signal processing chip mayacquire the corresponding target operation mode, i.e., the speechrecognition operation mode. In the speech recognition mode, aftersubsequently receiving the input audio signal from the analog-to-digitalconversion circuit, speech interaction is performed. A subsequentlyreceived input audio signal undergoes noise-reduction processing throughthe speech noise-reduction algorithm and is outputted to the mainprocessor, and the main processor makes a response so as to realizespeech interaction.

After the main processor enters the speech recognition operation mode,the main processor may also determine the target operation mode for thesubsequent received input audio signal, for example, when the mainprocessor recognizes that an audio signal inputted by the user needscommunication to be performed (for example, the audio signal includes“dial A's phone number”), the main processor sends a command through aninterface, such as an I2C, a serial port, an USB, or a SPI, sets aregister of the digital signal processing chip, and sets algorithmparameters of the communication noise-reduction algorithm of theplurality of modular front-end signal processing algorithms in thefirmware; after a communication application is completed, a chip of themain processor sends a command to set a register of the digital signalprocessing chip through an interface, such as the I2C, the serial port,the USB or the SPI, and uses the output of the analog-to-digitalconversion circuit as the input to the communication noise-reductionalgorithm in the communication operation mode, and sets the algorithmparameters of the communication noise-reduction algorithm in thecommunication operation mode of the plurality of modular signalprocessing algorithms in the firmware. There are many communicationnoise-reduction algorithms, which are not limited here. For example, asshown in FIG. 5, a block diagram of a communication noise-reductionalgorithm is illustrated, the communication noise-reduction algorithmincludes a third equalization algorithm module, a fourth equalizationalgorithm module, a summation algorithm module, a third acoustic echocancellation algorithm (in addition, it is necessary to input theplayback AEC signal of the loudspeaker such as the speaker. The playbackAEC signal may be processed by the power amplifier processing module andthen inputted to the third acoustic echo cancellation algorithm module),a fourth nonlinear processing algorithm module, a noise suppressionalgorithm module, a second de-reverberation algorithm module, a fifthnonlinear processing module, a comfort noise-generation algorithmmodule, a second dynamic range control algorithm module, a second signalamplification algorithm module and a second speech detection algorithmmodule. Connection relationship among the modules is shown in FIG. 5,and the target signal outputted by the second signal amplificationalgorithm module is outputted to a communication application in the mainprocessor. Noise reduction to the audio signal may be achieved throughthe above-mentioned communication noise-reduction algorithm.

After entering the speech recognition operation mode, if there is nospeech interaction within a defined preset time duration (such as 5minutes, etc.), that is, no audio signal is received, and the mainprocessing chip enters the standby operation mode, that is, low powerconsumption is realized. Before the main processing chip enters thestandby operation mode, the main processing chip sends a command throughan interface, such as an I2C, a serial port, an USB or an SPI to set aregister of the digital signal processing chip, and sets algorithmparameters of the speech wake-up algorithm in a standby mode, having alow master frequency and a low power consumption, in the plurality ofmodular front-end signal processing algorithms in the firmware.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the audio digital signalprocessing chip may be used more flexibly in various productapplications, and the best user experience may be achieved in variousapplications. Average power consumption of the electronic device may bereduced by using the solution of the embodiment of the presentdisclosure and a lifetime of the electronic device may be prolonged.There is no need to perform an overall upgrade on the firmware fordifferent applications (corresponding to different applicationscenarios), so as to reduce the number of firmware upgrades, therebyextending the lifetime of a Flash memory (which has a limited number oferasing and writing times).

Referring to FIG. 6, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides asignal processing device 600, and the device includes: a firstacquisition module 601, configured to acquire a first input audio signaland a first operation mode corresponding to the first input audiosignal; a first processing module 602, configured to process the firstinput audio signal by a first signal processing algorithm in a digitalsignal processing chip, and output a first target signal, wherein, thedigital signal processing chip is integrated with a plurality of signalprocessing algorithms, and the first signal processing algorithm is analgorithm matching the first operation mode among the plurality ofsignal processing algorithms.

In an embodiment, the device further includes: a first reception module,configured to receive a switching command through the digital signalprocessing chip, and acquire a target operation mode corresponding tothe switching command, wherein, the switching command is a command sentby a main processor in a case that, after the first target signal isreceived, the target operation mode is determined based on the firsttarget signal and the target operation mode is switched to; a secondprocessing module, configured to process, in a case that a second inputaudio signal is received, the second input audio signal by a targetsignal processing algorithm in the digital signal processing chip, andoutput a second target signal, wherein, the target signal processingalgorithm is an algorithm matching the target operation mode among theplurality of signal processing algorithms.

In an embodiment, the device further includes: a switching module,configured to switch, in a case that the first operation mode is aspeech recognition operation mode, the first operation mode to a standbyoperation mode through the main processor if no audio signal is receivedwithin a preset time period; a third processing module, configured toprocess, in a case that a third input audio signal is received, thethird input audio signal by a standby speech wake-up algorithm in thedigital signal processing chip, output, in a case that a preset wake-upword is detected in the third input audio signal through the standbyspeech wake-up algorithm, a wake-up signal to the main processor,wherein, the wake-up signal is used by the main processor to switch thestandby operation mode to the speech recognition operation mode based onthe wake-up signal, and the standby speech wake-up algorithm is analgorithm matching the standby operation mode among the plurality ofsignal processing algorithms.

In an embodiment, the plurality of signal processing algorithms includesa standby speech wake-up algorithm, a speech noise-reduction algorithm,and a communication noise-reduction algorithm.

The signal processing device of the foregoing embodiments is a devicethat implement the signal processing method of the foregoingembodiments, and have corresponding technical features and correspondingtechnical effects, which will not be repeated here.

According to embodiments of the present disclosure, an electronic deviceand a readable storage medium are further provided.

As shown in FIG. 7, a block diagram of an electronic device of a signalprocessing method according to the embodiments of the present disclosureis illustrated. The electronic device is intended to represent all kindsof digital computers, such as a laptop computer, a desktop computer, awork station, a personal digital assistant, a server, a blade server, amain frame or other suitable computers. The electronic device may alsorepresent all kinds of mobile devices, such as a personal digitalassistant, a cell phone, a smart phone, a wearable device and othersimilar computing devices. The components shown here, their connectionsand relationships, and their functions, are meant to be exemplary only,and are not meant to limit implementations of the present disclosuredescribed and/or claimed herein.

As shown in FIG. 7, the electronic device includes: one or moreprocessors 701, a memory 702, and interfaces for connecting variouscomponents, including a high-speed interface and a low-speed interface.The various components are interconnected using different buses and maybe mounted on a common motherboard or mounted in another manner asdesired. The processors may process instructions configured to beexecuted in the electronic device, and the instructions includeinstructions stored in the memory or on the memory to display graphicalinformation of GUM on an external input/output device (such as a displaydevice coupled to the interface). In other embodiments, multipleprocessors and/or multiple buses may be used with multiple memories, ifnecessary. Also, multiple electronic devices may be connected, and eachelectronic device provides some of the necessary operations (e.g., in aserver array, a group of blade servers, or a multi-processor system).FIG. 7 illustrates a single processor 701 as an example.

The memory 702 is a non-transitory computer-readable storage mediumprovided herein. The memory stores therein instructions executable by atleast one processor to cause the at least one processor to implement thesignal processing method according to the present disclosure. Thenon-transitory computer-readable storage medium of the presentdisclosure stores therein computer instructions for causing a computerto implement the signal processing method according to the presentdisclosure.

The memory 702, as a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium,may be used to store non-transitory software programs, non-transitorycomputer-executable programs, and modules, such as programinstructions/modules (e.g., the first acquisition module 601 and thefirst processing module 602 shown in FIG. 6) corresponding to the signalprocessing method in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Byexecuting the non-transitory software programs, instructions and modulesstored in the memory 702, the processor 701 performs various functionalapplications and data processing in the server, i.e., implements thesignal processing method in the method embodiments described above.

The memory 702 may include a program storage area and a data storagearea, where the program storage area may store an operating system, andan application program required for at least one function; and the datastorage area may store data created according to usage of the electronicdevice having a keyboard and a display. In addition, the memory 702 mayinclude a high speed random access memory, and may also include anon-transitory memory, such as at least one magnetic disk storagedevice, a flash memory device, or other non-transitory solid statestorage device. In some embodiments, the memory 702 may optionallyinclude a memory remotely located with respect to the processor 701.These remote memories may be connected via a network to the electronicdevice having a keyboard and a display. Examples of the networkmentioned above include, but are not limited to, the Internet, anintranet, a local area network, a mobile communication network, and acombination thereof.

The electronic device for implementing the signal processing method mayfurther include: an input device 703 and an output device 704. Theprocessor 701, the memory 702, the input device 703, and the outputdevice 704 may be connected to each other via a bus or in other ways. InFIG. 7, a connection by a bus is taken as an example.

The input device 703 may receive inputted numeric or characterinformation and generate key signal inputs related to user settings andfunctional controls of the electronic device having a keyboard and adisplay. For example, the input device may include a touch screen, akeypad, a mouse, a trackpad, a touch pad, a pointing stick, one or moremouse buttons, a trackball, a joystick, etc. The output device 704 mayinclude a display device, an auxiliary lighting device (e.g., LED), atactile feedback device (e.g., a vibration motor), etc. The displaydevice may include, but is not limited to, a liquid crystal display(LCD), a light emitting diode (LED) display, and a plasma display. Insome embodiments, the display device may be a touch screen.

Various embodiments of systems and techniques described herein can beimplemented in a digital electronic circuit system, an integratedcircuit systems, a dedicated ASMC (application specific integratedcircuits), computer hardware, firmware, software, and/or combinationsthereof. These various embodiments may include implementation in one ormore computer programs that may be executed and/or interpreted by aprogrammable system including at least one programmable processor. Theprogrammable processor may be a dedicated or general purposeprogrammable processor, and may receive data and instructions from astorage system, at least one input device and at least one outputdevice, and transmit the data and the instructions to the storagesystem, the at least one input device and the at least one outputdevice.

These computing programs (also referred to as programs, software,software applications, or codes) include machine instructions of aprogrammable processor, and may be implemented using procedure-orientedand/or object-oriented programming languages, and/or assembly/machinelanguages. As used herein, the terms “machine-readable medium” and“computer-readable medium” refer to any computer program product,apparatus, and/or device (e.g., a magnetic disk, an optical disc, amemory, a programmable logic device (PLD)) for providing machineinstructions and/or data to a programmable processor, including amachine-readable medium that receives machine instructions implementedas machine-readable signals. The term “machine-readable signal” refersto any signal used to provide machine instructions and/or data to aprogrammable processor.

To facilitate user interaction, the system and technique describedherein may be implemented on a computer. The computer is provided with adisplay device (for example, a cathode ray tube (CRT) or liquid crystaldisplay (LCD) monitor) for displaying information to a user, a keyboardand a pointing device (for example, a mouse or a track ball). The usermay provide an input to the computer through the keyboard and thepointing device. Other kinds of devices may be provided for userinteraction, for example, a feedback provided to the user may be anymanner of sensory feedback (e.g., visual feedback, auditory feedback, ortactile feedback); and input from the user may be received by any means(including sound input, voice input, or tactile input).

The system and technique described herein may be implemented in acomputing system that includes a back-end component (e.g., as a dataserver), or that includes a middle-ware component (e.g., an applicationserver), or that includes a front-end component (e.g., a client computerhaving a graphical user interface or a Web browser through which a usercan interact with an implementation of the system and techniquedescribed herein), or any combination of such back-end, middleware, orfront-end components. The components of the system can be interconnectedby any form or a medium of digital data communication (e.g., acommunication network). Examples of communication networks include alocal area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN) and the Internet.

The computer system can include a client and a server. The client andserver are generally remote from each other and typically interactthrough a communication network. The relationship between client andserver arises by virtue of computer programs running on respectivecomputers and having a client-server relationship with each other.

According to the technical solutions of the embodiments of the presentdisclosure, since the digital signal processing chip integrates aplurality of signal processing algorithms, after the first input audiosignal and the first operation mode are acquired, the first signalprocessing algorithm matching the first operation mode among theplurality of signal processing algorithms may be used to process thefirst input audio. It is realized that different signal processingalgorithms are used to process the input audio signal in differentoperation modes, thereby improving a processing effect of the audiosignal.

It is appreciated, all forms of processes shown above may be used, andsteps thereof may be reordered, added or deleted. For example, as longas expected results of the technical solutions of the present disclosurecan be achieved, steps set forth in the present disclosure may beperformed in parallel, performed sequentially, or performed in adifferent order, and there is no limitation in this regard.

The foregoing specific implementations constitute no limitation on theprotection scope of the present disclosure. It is appreciated by thoseskilled in the art, various modifications, combinations,sub-combinations and replacements may be made according to designrequirements and other factors. Any modifications, equivalentreplacements and improvements made without deviating from the spirit andthe principle of the present disclosure shall be deemed as fallingwithin the protection scope of the present disclosure.

1. A signal processing method, comprising: acquiring a first input audiosignal and a first operation mode corresponding to the first input audiosignal; and processing the first input audio signal by a first signalprocessing algorithm in a digital signal processing chip, and outputtinga first target signal, wherein, the digital signal processing chip isintegrated with a plurality of signal processing algorithms, and thefirst signal processing algorithm is an algorithm matching the firstoperation mode among the plurality of signal processing algorithms. 2.The method according to claim 1, wherein, subsequent to outputting thefirst target signal, the method further comprises: receiving a switchingcommand through the digital signal processing chip, and acquiring atarget operation mode corresponding to the switching command, wherein,the switching command is a command sent by a main processor in a casethat, after the first target signal is received, the target operationmode is determined based on the first target signal and the targetoperation mode is switched to; and processing, in a case that a secondinput audio signal is received, the second input audio signal by atarget signal processing algorithm in the digital signal processingchip, and outputting a second target signal, wherein, the target signalprocessing algorithm is an algorithm that matches the target operationmode among the plurality of signal processing algorithms.
 3. The methodaccording to claim 2, wherein, subsequent to outputting the first targetsignal, the method further comprises: switching, in a case that thefirst operation mode is a speech recognition operation mode, the firstoperation mode to a standby operation mode through the main processor ifno audio signal is received within a preset time period; and processing,in a case that a third input audio signal is received, the third inputaudio signal by a standby speech wake-up algorithm in the digital signalprocessing chip, outputting, in a case that a preset wake-up word isdetected in the third input audio signal through the standby speechwake-up algorithm, a wake-up signal to the main processor, wherein, thewake-up signal is used by the main processor to switch the standbyoperation mode to the speech recognition operation mode based on thewake-up signal, and the standby speech wake-up algorithm is an algorithmmatching the standby operation mode among the plurality of signalprocessing algorithms.
 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein,subsequent to outputting the first target signal, the method furthercomprises: switching, in a case that the first operation mode is aspeech recognition operation mode, the first operation mode to a standbyoperation mode through the main processor if no audio signal is receivedwithin a preset time period; processing, in a case that a third inputaudio signal is received, the third input audio signal by a standbyspeech wake-up algorithm in the digital signal processing chip,outputting, in a case that a preset wake-up word is detected in thethird input audio signal through the standby speech wake-up algorithm, awake-up signal to the main processor, wherein, the wake-up signal isused by the main processor to switch the standby operation mode to thespeech recognition operation mode based on the wake-up signal, andwherein the standby speech wake-up algorithm is an algorithm matchingthe standby operation mode among the plurality of signal processingalgorithms.
 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the plurality ofsignal processing algorithms comprises a standby speech wake-upalgorithm, a speech noise-reduction algorithm, and a communicationnoise-reduction algorithm.
 6. A signal processing device, comprising: afirst acquisition circuit, configured to acquire a first input audiosignal and a first operation mode corresponding to the first input audiosignal; and a first processing circuit, configured to process the firstinput audio signal by a first signal processing algorithm in a digitalsignal processing chip, and output a first target signal, wherein, thedigital signal processing chip is integrated with a plurality of signalprocessing algorithms, and the first signal processing algorithm is analgorithm matching the first operation mode among the plurality ofsignal processing algorithms.
 7. The device according to claim 6,further comprising: a first reception circuit, configured to receive aswitching command through the digital signal processing chip, andacquire a target operation mode corresponding to the switching command,wherein, the switching command is a command sent by a main processor ina case that, after the first target signal is received, the targetoperation mode is determined based on the first target signal and thetarget operation mode is switched to; and a second processing circuit,configured to process, in a case that a second input audio signal isreceived, the second input audio signal by a target signal processingalgorithm in the digital signal processing chip, and output a secondtarget signal, wherein, the target signal processing algorithm is analgorithm matching the target operation mode among the plurality ofsignal processing algorithms.
 8. The device according to claim 7,further comprising: a switching circuit, configured to switch, in a casethat the first operation mode is a speech recognition operation mode,the first operation mode to a standby operation mode through the mainprocessor if no audio signal is received within a preset time period; athird processing circuit, configured to process, in a case that a thirdinput audio signal is received, the third input audio signal by astandby speech wake-up algorithm in the digital signal processing chip,output, in a case that a preset wake-up word is detected in the thirdinput audio signal through the standby speech wake-up algorithm, awake-up signal to the main processor, wherein, the wake-up signal isused by the main processor to switch the standby operation mode to thespeech recognition operation mode based on the wake-up signal, and thestandby speech wake-up algorithm is an algorithm matching the standbyoperation mode among the plurality of signal processing algorithms. 9.The device according to claim 6, further comprising: a switchingcircuit, configured to switch, in a case that the first operation modeis a speech recognition operation mode, the first operation mode to astandby operation mode through the main processor if no audio signal isreceived within a preset time period; a third processing circuit,configured to process, in a case that a third input audio signal isreceived, the third input audio signal by a standby speech wake-upalgorithm in the digital signal processing chip, output, in a case thata preset wake-up word is detected in the third input audio signalthrough the standby speech wake-up algorithm, a wake-up signal to themain processor, wherein, the wake-up signal is used by the mainprocessor to switch the standby operation mode to the speech recognitionoperation mode based on the wake-up signal, and the standby speechwake-up algorithm is an algorithm matching the standby operation modeamong the plurality of signal processing algorithms.
 10. The deviceaccording to claim 6, wherein the plurality of signal processingalgorithms comprises a standby speech wake-up algorithm, a speechnoise-reduction algorithm, and a communication noise-reductionalgorithm.
 11. An electronic device, comprising: at least one processor;and a storage communicatively connected to the at least one processor,wherein the storage stores an instruction configured to be executed bythe at least one processor, and the at least one processor is configuredto execute the instruction, to implement a signal processing method, themethod comprising, acquiring a first input audio signal and a firstoperation mode corresponding to the first input audio signal, andprocessing the first input audio signal by a first signal processingalgorithm in a digital signal processing chip, and outputting a firsttarget signal, wherein, the digital signal processing chip is integratedwith a plurality of signal processing algorithms, and the first signalprocessing algorithm is an algorithm matching the first operation modeamong the plurality of signal processing algorithms.
 12. The electronicdevice according to claim 11, wherein the at least one processor isconfigured to execute the instruction to further implement: subsequentto outputting the first target signal, receiving a switching commandthrough the digital signal processing chip, and acquiring a targetoperation mode corresponding to the switching command, wherein, theswitching command is a command sent by a main processor in a case that,after the first target signal is received, the target operation mode isdetermined based on the first target signal and the target operationmode is switched to; and processing, in a case that a second input audiosignal is received, the second input audio signal by a target signalprocessing algorithm in the digital signal processing chip, andoutputting a second target signal, wherein, the target signal processingalgorithm is an algorithm matching the target operation mode among theplurality of signal processing algorithms.
 13. The electronic deviceaccording to claim 12, wherein, the at least one processor is configuredto execute the instruction to further implement: subsequent tooutputting the first target signal, switching, in a case that the firstoperation mode is a speech recognition operation mode, the firstoperation mode to a standby operation mode through the main processor ifno audio signal is received within a preset time period; and processing,in a case that a third input audio signal is received, the third inputaudio signal by a standby speech wake-up algorithm in the digital signalprocessing chip, outputting, in a case that a preset wake-up word isdetected in the third input audio signal through the standby speechwake-up algorithm, a wake-up signal to the main processor, wherein, thewake-up signal is used by the main processor to switch the standbyoperation mode to the speech recognition operation mode based on thewake-up signal, and the standby speech wake-up algorithm is an algorithmmatching the standby operation mode among the plurality of signalprocessing algorithms.
 14. The electronic device according to claim 11,wherein, the at least one processor is configured to execute theinstruction to further implement: subsequent to outputting the firsttarget signal, switching, in a case that the first operation mode is aspeech recognition operation mode, the first operation mode to a standbyoperation mode through the main processor if no audio signal is receivedwithin a preset time period; and processing, in a case that a thirdinput audio signal is received, the third input audio signal by astandby speech wake-up algorithm in the digital signal processing chip,outputting, in a case that a preset wake-up word is detected in thethird input audio signal through the standby speech wake-up algorithm, awake-up signal to the main processor, wherein, the wake-up signal isused by the main processor to switch the standby operation mode to thespeech recognition operation mode based on the wake-up signal, and thestandby speech wake-up algorithm is an algorithm matching the standbyoperation mode among the plurality of signal processing algorithms. 15.The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the plurality ofsignal processing algorithms comprises a standby speech wake-upalgorithm, a speech noise-reduction algorithm, and a communicationnoise-reduction algorithm.
 16. A non-transitory computer readablestorage medium, storing therein a computer instruction, wherein thecomputer instruction is configured to be executed by a computer, toimplement a method according to claim
 1. 17. The non-transitory computerreadable storage medium according to claim 16, wherein, the computerinstruction is configured to be executed by a computer to furtherimplement: subsequent to outputting the first target signal, receiving aswitching command through the digital signal processing chip, andacquiring a target operation mode corresponding to the switchingcommand, wherein, the switching command is a command sent by a mainprocessor in a case that, after the first target signal is received, thetarget operation mode is determined based on the first target signal andthe target operation mode is switched to; and processing, in a case thata second input audio signal is received, the second input audio signalby a target signal processing algorithm in the digital signal processingchip, and outputting a second target signal, wherein, the target signalprocessing algorithm is an algorithm matching the target operation modeamong the plurality of signal processing algorithms.
 18. Thenon-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 16,wherein, the computer instruction is configured to be executed by acomputer to further implement: subsequent to outputting the first targetsignal, switching, in a case that the first operation mode is a speechrecognition operation mode, the first operation mode to a standbyoperation mode through the main processor if no audio signal is receivedwithin a preset time period; processing, in a case that a third inputaudio signal is received, the third input audio signal by a standbyspeech wake-up algorithm in the digital signal processing chip,outputting, in a case that a preset wake-up word is detected in thethird input audio signal through the standby speech wake-up algorithm, awake-up signal to the main processor, wherein, the wake-up signal isused by the main processor to switch the standby operation mode to thespeech recognition operation mode based on the wake-up signal, and thestandby speech wake-up algorithm is an algorithm matching the standbyoperation mode among the plurality of signal processing algorithms. 19.The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim17, wherein, the computer instruction is configured to be executed by acomputer to further implement: subsequent to outputting the first targetsignal, switching, in a case that the first operation mode is a speechrecognition operation mode, the first operation mode to a standbyoperation mode through the main processor if no audio signal is receivedwithin a preset time period; processing, in a case that a third inputaudio signal is received, the third input audio signal by a standbyspeech wake-up algorithm in the digital signal processing chip,outputting, in a case that a preset wake-up word is detected in thethird input audio signal through the standby speech wake-up algorithm, awake-up signal to the main processor, wherein, the wake-up signal isused by the main processor to switch the standby operation mode to thespeech recognition operation mode based on the wake-up signal, and thestandby speech wake-up algorithm is an algorithm matching the standbyoperation mode among the plurality of signal processing algorithms. 20.The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim16, wherein, the plurality of signal processing algorithms comprises astandby speech wake-up algorithm, a speech noise-reduction algorithm,and a communication noise-reduction algorithm.